Shell US chief warns Trump's halting of wind projects 'very damaging'

'However far the pendulum swings one way, it's likely that it's going to swing just as far the other way'

The decision by US president Donald Trump to halt fully permitted offshore wind energy projects is "very damaging" to investment, the president of Shell US Colette Hirstius said on Sunday.

The decision by US president Donald Trump to halt fully permitted offshore wind energy projects is "very damaging" to investment, the president of Shell US Colette Hirstius said on Sunday.

The executive told the Financial Times that energy projects with proper permits should be allowed to continue and warned the political pendulum in the US could eventually swing back against the oil and gas sector.